'Cause I ain't gonna write a real entry

[muckefuck]

Least not for a spell. But here are some tidbits:

1. Sweeney Todd Colour me a toffee-nosed snob, but I think this was the wrong venue for such a lightweight piece. Seeing it on the Lyric Opera stage invites comparisons to the operas I've seen there, and they aren't flattering. But BRYN! sigh. Full report to follow.


2. "Beeea-dle!" The frequent use of "beadle" in ST (Sondheim's very fond of repeating names and titles, isn't he, Sondheim?) prompted me to look it up. As I suspected, it's related to Dutch beul and, presumably, the Scandinavian terms. Also, German Büttel, which is usually a bailiff but dialectally (at least nach Kluge) an executioner.


3. Owlet The friend from whom I borried the name will be visiting in early January. YEEE-HAAWW! I plan to exhaust myself painting the town red and come home with a terrible illness.


4. Meinl I got Nuphy's report on taking his class to Meinl last Friday and now I'm psyched to return. Anyone up for a visit this weekend?